Title: Version 6.6.2
Author: Akira Tachibana
Published: September 10, 2024

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# Version 6.6.2

## In this article

 * [Installation/Update Information](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-6-2/?output_format=md#installation-update-information)
 * [Summary](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-6-2/?output_format=md#summary)
 * [Change log](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-6-2/?output_format=md#change-log)
    - [List of files revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-6-2/?output_format=md#list-of-files-revised)
    - [List of packages revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-6-2/?output_format=md#list-of-packages-revised)

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On September 10, 2024, WordPress 6.6.2 was released to the public.

## 󠀁[Installation/Update Information](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-6-2/?output_format=md#installation-update-information)󠁿

To get this version, update automatically from the Dashboard > Updates menu in your
site’s admin area or visit [https://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/](https://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/).

For step-by-step instructions on installing and updating WordPress:

 * [Updating WordPress](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/updating-wordpress/)

If you are new to WordPress, we recommend that you begin with the following:

 * [New To WordPress – Where to Start](https://wordpress.org/support/article/new_to_wordpress_-_where_to_start/)
 * [First Steps With WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/article/first-steps-with-wordpress/)
   or [Upgrading WordPress Extended](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/upgrading-wordpress-extended-instructions/)

## 󠀁[Summary](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-6-2/?output_format=md#summary)󠁿

This release was led by [Tonya Mork](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hellofromTonya)
and [Vicente Canales](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vcanales/), with [Aaron Jorbin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jorbin/).

WordPress 6.6.2 is a short-cycle maintenance release that features [15 bug fixes in Core](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&id=!61982&milestone=6.6.2&group=status&col=id&col=summary&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&col=component&col=version&col=keywords&order=id)
and [11 bug fixes for the Block Editor](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/61982#comment:5),
including fixes related to CSS Specificity producing unexpected changes with some
themes.

You can review a summary of the maintenance updates in this release by reading the
[Release Candidate announcement](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/09/04/wordpress-6-6-2-rc1-is-now-available/).

For more information, [browse the full list of changes on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&resolution=fixed&milestone=6.6.2&order=priority).

## 󠀁[Change log](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-6-2/?output_format=md#change-log)󠁿

### 󠀁[List of files revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-6-2/?output_format=md#list-of-files-revised)󠁿

    ```wp-block-preformatted
    wp-admin/css/about-rtl.csswp-admin/css/about-rtl.min.csswp-admin/css/about.csswp-admin/css/about.min.csswp-admin/customize.phpwp-admin/includes/class-wp-debug-data.phpwp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.phpwp-admin/js/theme.jswp-admin/js/theme.min.jswp-content/plugins/akismet/readme.txtwp-includes/admin-bar.phpwp-includes/assets/script-loader-packages.min.phpwp-includes/assets/script-loader-packages.phpwp-includes/block-supports/block-style-variations.phpwp-includes/block-template-utils.phpwp-includes/blocks/post-featured-image/style-rtl.csswp-includes/blocks/post-featured-image/style-rtl.min.csswp-includes/blocks/post-featured-image/style.csswp-includes/blocks/post-featured-image/style.min.csswp-includes/class-wp-theme-json.phpwp-includes/class-wp-walker.phpwp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style-rtl.csswp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style-rtl.min.csswp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style.csswp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style.min.csswp-includes/css/dist/edit-post/style-rtl.csswp-includes/css/dist/edit-post/style-rtl.min.csswp-includes/css/dist/edit-post/style.csswp-includes/css/dist/edit-post/style.min.csswp-includes/css/dist/editor/style-rtl.csswp-includes/css/dist/editor/style-rtl.min.csswp-includes/css/dist/editor/style.csswp-includes/css/dist/editor/style.min.csswp-includes/html-api/class-wp-html-tag-processor.phpwp-includes/interactivity-api/class-wp-interactivity-api.phpwp-includes/js/dist/block-editor.jswp-includes/js/dist/block-editor.min.jswp-includes/js/dist/edit-post.jswp-includes/js/dist/edit-post.min.jswp-includes/js/dist/edit-site.jswp-includes/js/dist/edit-site.min.jswp-includes/js/dist/editor.jswp-includes/js/dist/editor.min.jswp-includes/media-template.phpwp-includes/media.phpwp-includes/version.php
    ```

### 󠀁[List of packages revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-6-2/?output_format=md#list-of-packages-revised)󠁿

    ```wp-block-preformatted
    @wordpress/block-directory – 5.0.9	@wordpress/block-editor – 13.0.7	@wordpress/block-library – 9.0.8	@wordpress/core-commands – 1.0.7	@wordpress/core-data – 7.0.7	@wordpress/customize-widgets – 5.0.8	@wordpress/dataviews – 2.0.5	@wordpress/edit-post – 8.0.9	@wordpress/edit-site – 6.0.9	@wordpress/edit-widgets – 6.0.8	@wordpress/editor – 14.0.8	@wordpress/format-library – 5.0.7	@wordpress/patterns – 2.0.7	@wordpress/reusable-blocks – 5.0.7	@wordpress/widgets – 4.0.7
    ```

First published

September 10, 2024

Last updated

September 10, 2024